title: A protocol for palliative care measures: Part 1.
abstract: Most physicians and nurses realize that the current patient-care delivery system does not meet the needs of the terminally ill. Is the kind of suffering often experienced and witnessed in hospitals needless? A bioethics committee and a palliative care subcommittee discuss aspects related to the care of the dying patient.
authors.affiliation: Columbia Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Henkelman
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dalinis
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017041:Ethics Committees; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*